Ok, with a bit more research I've come up with this solution. What do you guys think? Is it fairly accurate?
For 1 person eating 14 eggs and 1 chicken per week:
Based on 4 hens laying approx. 16 eggs per week. That leaves 2 eggs to hatch per week.
Phase 1 (The Setup Phase) - 14 weeks
In this...
Thanks all for the welcome. I appreciate every comment.
I think I should restructure my question into more "answerable" questions :)
Based on a multipurpose chicken (if I can call them that??):
1. How long for eggs to hatch?
2. How long before chickens lay eggs?
3. How long do they lay eggs...
Ok, let's give a bit more details.
I live in South Africa and want to see what it takes to help a community sustain itself. Charity type project.
My calculation is based on 4 families of 4 eating 2 chickens per weak per family and 8 eggs per day per family (total of 8 chickens & 32 eggs per...
Hi all,
I'm new and couldn't get info on what I needed.
Here the calculation I need:
I need to sustain 16 people with meat and eggs. 16 chickens for meat and 224 eggs per week.
How many chickens do I need for them to sustain the demand for both and keep same numbers.
Kind regards,
Martin